Monday, August 07, 2006

WWDC Update

People are taking there seats! This is being updated live at http://www.macrumorslive.com/web/

Check it out for live updates.

Edit: 7 minutes until the keynote, as menitoned by MacRumorsLive!, get ready...


Edit: MAC PRO IS OFFICAL (From macrumors):
Mac Pro
-old case - two optical drives
-woodcrest processors
-based on core 2 duo
-all dual core
-up to 3 Ghz
-large 4 MB shared L2 cache
-128 bit vector engine
-64 bit
-deliver tremendous performance per watt
-up to 3x a Xeon
-amazing processor
-every Mac Pro gets 2 of them
-compare to G5
-big jump in performance
-1.6 to 2.1x faster than the G5 quad
-everyday apps performance
-taken a bunch of apps and tested the speeds
-around 2x speed increase in real-world use
-around 2x faster in xcode
-"it's a great chip"
-each on it\'s own - 25GB/sec bandwidth
-4channel
-256 bit wide memory access
-twice the bus of the G5
-less cooling in box
-room for 4 hard drives
-up to 2 TB of internal storage
-second optical drive
-increased front I/O as well as back I/O
-back - 4 PCI express slots
-graphics slot at bottom - double wide for larger graphics cards
-design of case stays the same
-inside, entirely new
-drive carriers - insert drives without tools - just snap into place
-processors fit in compact space - leaves lots of room in case for full size ram, drives, everything
-1 standard incredible configuration
-2.6 Ghz dual
-256 MB ram
-Superdrive
-$2499
-previous fastest was $800 more than that
-"usually more expensive" - great product to bust that myth
-$1000 more to get close from Dell
-BTO options (Built to Order- Like most Macs)

If you want to see more about the keynote, go to MacRumorsLive...

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